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Soquel snake breeder accused of child molestation out of jail

Steven Weissman, 57, lured children into his house with pet snakes, police said. He was freed from jail Wednesday after posting $1 million bail.

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Updated: 6:46 PM PST Feb 19, 2014

Soquel snake breeder accused of child molestation out of jail

Steven Weissman, 57, lured children into his house with pet snakes, police said. He was freed from jail Wednesday after posting $1 million bail.

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WEBVTT WATCH: A SOQUEL MANACCUSED OF MOLESTINGCHILDREN, IS OUT ONBAIL TONIGHT AFTERPLEADING NOT GUILTY INCOURT THIS MORNING.57- YEAR OLD STEVENWEISMAN IS ACCUSED OFMOLESTATING FOURKIDS.THE FIRST VICTIMSTEPPED FORWARD LASTYEAR, AND SINCE THENTHREE OTHERS HAVECOME FORWARD.IN ALL , WEISMANN ISCHARGED WITHNINETEEN COUNTS OFCHILDMOLESTATION.....BUTHE'S OUT OF JAIL AFTERPOSTING ONE MILLIONDOLLAR BAILwe do have his address . we arereciving reports and followinghimto a certain level but we don'thave the same tracking abilitybecause he's outon bail.WEISSMAN HAS BEENARRESTED THREE TIMESAS NEW VICTIMS HAVEBEEN IDENTITIFIED.EACH TIME HE WASARRESTED, HE POSTEDBAIL.IF CONVICTED, HEFACES THE POSSIBILITYOF LIFE IN PRISON.###MARINA POLICE HAVEARRESTED 23-YEAR-OLDALEXANDER OECHSLI- HE'S ACCUSED OF RAPE.POLICE SAY THEYWERE FLAGGED DOWN BYA VICTIM WHO SAID SHEHAD BEEN SEXUALLYATTACKED AND HELDAGAINST HER WILL BYTHE SUSPECT LAST WEEK.OECHSLI IS FROM THEBAY AREA WHERE HEWORKED WITH KIDS IN"MY GYM CHILDREN'SFITNESS CENTER." HEHAS BEEN LIVING INMARINA FOR A YEAR.HE IS CURRENTLY INTHE MONTEREY COUNTYJAIL.BAIL HAS BEEN SET AT500-THOUSANDDOLLARS.#SANTA CRUZ POLICEARE CONTINUING THEIRSEARCH FOR A FELONWHO THEY SAY IS ARMEDAND DANGEROUS.AGENTS WITH THESANTA CRUZ ANTI-CRIMETEAM SPOTTED GARCIADRIVING IN THESEABRIGHT AREAYETERDAY... WHEN THEYTRIED TO PULL HIMOVER, HE TOOK OFFRUNNING.POLICE CLOSED OFFTHE AREA AROUND HOLTAND OWEN STREETS...BUT AFTER AN HOUR OFSEARCHING THEYDETERMINED HE BROKETHROUGH THEIRPERMIETER.ANYONE WITHINFORMATION ONGARCIA'S WHEREABOUTSIS ASKED TO CALL SANTACRUZ POLICE. ##HAPPENING RIGHT

Soquel snake breeder accused of child molestation out of jail

Steven Weissman, 57, lured children into his house with pet snakes, police said. He was freed from jail Wednesday after posting $1 million bail.